Articles By Ahmed Bilal (1007)

Ghana 1-2 Mexico – Essien can’t stop Mexico

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

Mexico 2-1 Ghana 20:00 GMT, Wednesday, 26 March 2008, Craven Cottage (Fulham) Mexico beat Ghana 2-1 at Craven Cottage last night. All 3 goals came in the 2nd half, as…

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Beckham, Pele and investing in grassroots football

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

We’ve talked a lot about youth football here on Soccerlens, especially where non-official ventures such as the Ministry of Football and Fugees Family are concerned. It’s all about developing a…

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Are Manchester United missing too many chances?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 23 2012

In the Soccerlens forum, Frankie asks: The last few games seem to be causing SAF some concern: 1-0 against Lyon, 0-1 against Portsmouth and 1-0 against Derby. It’s the old…

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Have Arsenal run out of steam?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 23 2012

Frankie from the SL forum pops the question: 4 Successive draws against Birmingham, Wigan, Aston Villa and Middlesborough. 8 points dropped in just 4 games. Six points dropped against teams…

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A Tale Of Two Men…

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

It is the best of times, it is the worst of times… Football is at war. This war is being fought in boardrooms and courtrooms, in the media and in…

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Should Sunderland be higher up the table?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 24 2012

Sunderland manager Roy Keane seems to think so: “Five major decisions have gone against us. We keep talking about fairness but the decisions certainly haven’t gone our way. You’re looking…

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Jose Mourinho: I will ‘KILL’ Chelsea

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 24 2012

Now think about that headline for a second – doesn’t it make you curious? Doesn’t it jump out at you as a paradox – regardless of the terms (and they…

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Champions League Roundup: Arsenal, Barcelona, Manchester United and Fenerbahce win, can Chelsea, Real Madrid (or Roma) and Porto join them?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

With Europe coming to a standstill (or the whole world, if you believe Scudamore) for the 2nd leg of the Champions League round of 16, we’re not doing the daily…

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Soccerlens Daily: Milan v Arsenal, Manchester United v Lyon, Slow Liverpool, Barcelona v Celtic, West Ham v Chelsea postmortem and more

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

Today’s roundup – a quick wrap of interesting links plus a look at today’s Champions League games:

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Soccerlens Daily – Newcastle United v Steven Taylor v Debt, Chelsea’s troubles with Greeks and Grant, and more

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

Fun, fun weekend, eh? Hmmmm…tomorrow I’ll be previewing the midweek Champions League fixtures, so keep a lookout for that. Today though, we have a quick roundup:

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This Liverpool Fan is a Moron, or why Chelsea and Manchester United’s squad rotation WORKS

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 24 2012

Liverpool fans are a funny bunch. Case in point: this article whinging about the *hate* the media has for Liverpool, based on the brilliant insight that Chelsea and Manchester United…

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Soccerlens Daily – Liverpool and Chelsea in Crisis, Manchester United accused of tapping-up, Manchester City, Barcelona, Sunderland, Middlesbrough and more

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 5 2023

Something you folks didn’t know about Paul Gascoigne: Handed £1000 over to Jimmy Five Bellies after betting that the burly boozer couldn’t withstand a cigarette lighter’s heat on the bridge…

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The Soccerlens Daily: Drunk Tottenham Players, Manchester United Contracts and more

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Aug 4 2022

It feels like Thursday afternoon although it’s just Tuesday morning (or afternoon in my part of the world). So, allow me to rush through today’s news roundup (juicy as always)…

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Soccerlens Daily: Tottenham beat Chelsea, Setting Manchester United’s History Straight, Stan Collymore and more

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

A very good morning to Tottenham fans and those who don’t like Chelsea – Tottenham beat Chelsea 2-1 in the Carling Cup final yesterday in an emotional, gripping game that…

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Tottenham 2-1 Chelsea – Carling Cup Final – Goal Videos

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 25 2011

Chelsea v Tottenham threatened to be a goal-fest what with Tottenham’s attacking prowess and weak defence. However, with Woodgate and King starting for Tottenham (and Kaboul joining them late on),…

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